Bull hook



Sept. 1, l 925. 1,552,338

- w. MUNRO BULL HOOK Filed March 3 1 2 INVENTOR h/a/k'r Man/'0' BY @M W ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

\ WALTER IUNBOyOIF BQBDEAUX, WASHINGTON.

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' 'Application flled 11a 30,1325; Serialll'o.19,273.

1 To all whom it may concern.

' section substantially Be it known that I, WALTER MUNRO, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Bordeaux, inthe county of Thurston and State ofWashington, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bull Hooks, of which the fol owing is a speclfication. v

.- My invention relates to-improvements '1 n bull hooks and the object of my inventlon is to simplify the construction, reduce the weight and cost of manufacture and increase the efficiency of bull hooks of this nature by combining a bull hook and sw1v el 1nto a single umtary structure thereby ellmlnatmg two or more attachments that are usually 1ncluded in this type of bull hooks and swivel.

Another object is'to provide a bull hook in which one end of a line is swiveled directly into the rear end of the hook and in which accidental displacement of said swiveled end is prevented by a transverse interal partition that extends crosswise of the l lOOk and forms a stop at the front of a recess in which a cylindrical knob on the end of the line is disposed and also forms a stop for the cylindrical knob disposed upon the hauling cable.

I accomplish these objects by devices lllustrated in the accompanying drawlngs wherein- Fi re 1 is a lan view of a combined bull k and sw1vel constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 21s a side elevatlon of the same, showing two lines or cables connected theree- 3 lgure 1s a new In broken line 3, 3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 1s a new in cross section on broken line 4, 4 of Fig. 1. i

Figure 5 is a view in longltudinal midon broken line 5, 5 of cable being shown in end elevation on Fig. 1, the hauling the usual operative position and the choker cable being shown by full lines in a (fositiplnt it might occupy when first inserte 1n hook and by broken lines in a position-into which it might be turned preparatory to drawing the same taut in the hook.

Figure 6 is a somewhat pictorial view illustratin the operation of the hook.

In bull ooks of this'nature it is common practice to provide a hook and a swivel sepause in extends from the front end rate from each other and to connect the hook three different pieces. be comparativel ogging arge timber and'are consequently very heavy, making them difiicult ialnddlcumberso'me for a man to lift and an e.

My present invention makes possible the elimmation of wei ht in a hookand swivel construction there y facilitating the bandling and operation of the same.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

throughout which like reference numerals designate like parts, hook and swivel formed of a single piece of metal preferably substantially c lindrical in shape, except that it has a attened side 7 which is hereinafter termed the back,

I show a combined bull I v the side opposite the back 7, hereinafter termed the front side, is recessed as at 8 except that an inte al wall 9 is left at the front end, said wal 9 forming a shoulder 10 against which a cylindrical knob 11 on the end of a choker cable 12 may be drawn. The recessed portion 8 terminates at the rear end in a hole 13 of large enough diameter to permit the knob 11 on the end ofa choker cable 12 tobe passed through it and said hole 13 is intersected by a slot 14that of the hook rearwardly. The slot 14 extendsthrou h the end wall 9, leaving an or back 7 and extending to a point above the center of said end wall, as shown in Fig. 3. The slot 14 is just wide enou h to permit the cable 12 to be freely passed t The choker cable ,12 is inserted bing the knob 11 through the shown by full lines' in Fig. 5, and then drawing the cable forwardly, as shown by dotted lines, until the knob 11 rests in the recess 8 against the shoulder 10. In a similar manner said cable is removed by pressing it downwardly and rearwardly and then drawing the knob 11 out through the hole 13.

The choker cable 12 is ordinarily of wire and does not bend easil but it 1s readily seen that it will not be dlfiicult to insert said cable in, or remove said cable from the hook and that no bending of the cable will be refirst passquired either in handling or in operation.

15 we recess near the rear end of the opening at the ottom ereth'rough.

ole 13, as"

55 r and swivel together by a link thus making These pieces must large and very strong for 15, and 17 is a transverse partition wall in front of recess and between said recess I 15 and the hole 13.

4 The rear end wall 16 has a perforation 18 through which extends a hauling cable .19 on the end of which is a cylindrical knob 20 that is disposed within the recess 15. The knob 20 rests against the rear wall 16 and forms a swivel connection for the hook which turns freely on'the cable and is not retarded except by friction.

The transverse partition 17 serves as a stop to prevent the knob 20 from sliding through hole 18 and also serves as a stop against which the knob 11 on cable 12 may strike if cable 12 is pushed straight back in the hook, as might occur in case of slackness in the line.

The foregoing descri tion and accompanying drawings cleary disclose a preferr'ed embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that such changes in my invention may be made as are within the scope and spirit of the following claim.

What I claim is:

A bull hook comprising a hook body hav-. ing an upper and lower recessed portion with a partition wall therebetween, said lower recessed portion being provided with a key-hole slot, a shoulder dis osed in said lower recessed portion, a ca 1e having a knob on the end thereof, and arranged to be removably inserted through said key-hole slot and disposed upon said shoulder, an end wall at the end of said upper portion having an opening therein, a cable extending through said 0 ening, and a knob on said last named cab e that is adapted to be disposed in said upper recess to engage said end wall thereby forming a swivel connection.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 24th day of March, A. D.

WALTER MUNRO. 

